Caroline Grace

Caroline Grace

I swim, am a hospital volunteer, do Wasgij's, work part time, love cooking, breast cancer survivor, campanologist in training

Location I live in Kirrawee, a suburb of Sydney NSW.

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  • And great entertainment. Some wonderful programmes have been produced.

  • This was a most interesting lesson.

  • I am very partial to the red carved roof tiles.

  • Janet, I agree. I would also like to have seen dance as you commented in the previous section.

  • @BarbaraK-S No. It was so watered down that it washed only. There was always the threat of threadworm and other tropical nasties. The vegies were always dried thoroughly.

  • I particularly like the instrumental section.

  • I remember seeing Chinese Opera in a square in Hong Kong, obviously performed for the people as there was no seating and the audience just milled around,. It was most exciting, colourful, noisy and thoroughly enjoyable.

  • @DanielBurnett I agree. I have always liked Chinese painting and accepted it as beautiful without needing to analyze. However, I have looked closely into the paintings as there is so much to see.

  • Caroline Grace made a comment

    I was not aware that China had such a rich literary talent. I will seek out some of the works.

  • Was there a film of Dream of the Red Chamber? I seem to recall that I have seen it.

  • Enjoyed reading the poems.

  • Having always been exposed to English spoken poetry, it is very pleasing to hear that Chinese poetry is so beautiful.

  • What fascinating instruments

  • @GillianLegge Not sure about how all this transfers into religious freedom as we know it.

  • Exactly.

  • Caroline Grace made a comment

    I think that the three main religions of the world are; Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Am I correct?

  • It all sounds very good and lovely, but how it is put into practice in this day and age in China is a question worth asking.

  • @AlisonT Thank you, Alison. It would be interesting to know how they managed to sacrifice and elephant. No mean feat.

  • Not only do the Chinese worship ancestors, but are mindful of those to come.

  • Caroline Grace made a comment

    Roman Catholics pray to specific saints for their needs. this is going to be a very interesting section.

  • @SandraCooper When we lived in New Guinea, we washed our vegetables in a solution of condes crystals.

  • @MichaelBath Definitely butter.

  • @BeatrizMerchánDíaz Always the people.

  • @SandraCooper Which course are you referring to?

  • My D-i-L is a serious vegan with extra dislikes on the side eg tomatoes! When she visits I offer her a plate of really delicious fruit. It keeps us all happy.

  • @GillianLegge I saw a T-shirt recently reading: "What a beautiful world it would be if people had hearts like dogs"

  • Caroline Grace made a comment

    Why is so much money and thought put into war? No-one ever wins and rich people get richer by the selling of arms and the spoils of war. Even when a war ends, it is never over, as resentment continues for generations.

  • Wow!

  • Exactly!

  • No!

  • This so far has been the least complicated of the philosophies.

  • All these philosophies are well and good, only if they are out into practice. My sceptic instincts are coming to the fore. Sorry folks!

  • I can actually grasp the meaning of this. Basically, leave it alone and nature will take its course. Sounds good but does it always work, or make a situation worse.

  • @DanielBurnett @GillianLegge I just have this nagging feeling that the belief does not transform into action.

  • Nasser, I am not sure what you mean by that comment.

  • Daniel, you may be interested in the course, "Why Religion Matters." There are some excellent religious courses, and for my sins, I have done them all!

  • This sounds all very well and good but how is it put into practice? Who/what is the watchdog in any government?

  • @VickiCopeland There have been some wonderful Chinese films.

  • Some of the very best puddings come from England. eg: Sussex Pond, Canary Lemon Sponge and not forgetting Spotted Dick. All guaranteed to spread the waistline, but every calorie is delicious.

  • @JoanneSaltfleet ...aaah, but you have not had it since the time of being just our of nappies.

  • @SandraCooper Do you really need or want to know? Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

  • The humanness spoken if by Mencius is what Christianity is all about.

  • No!!!

  • My cynical nature believes that governments are in the game of power. Not all politicians are tarred with the same brush, but I am old enough to have seen evidence over the years.

  • @sandraD As you have suggested, I have tried taking notes but my scribble gets me nowhere.

  • @DanielBurnett ...Except that I find them easier to remember.

  • @DanielBurnett It is worth a look-see on Google regarding Bogd Khan

  • @SandraCooper I always buy potatoes that need to be washed. I keep referring to my mother in cooking and she always said that that dirt kept the goodness in.

  • In society today, I think that respect is missing.

  • @BeatrizMerchánDíaz Do you mean Chinese workers?

  • True, but not necessarily heeded.

  • This all seems so simple, why is it so difficult to follow.

  • ...Including governments and local councils

  • Each dynasty make its mark.

  • @JuneGrof A PDF download would be a great help

  • Likewise.

  • I agree, but I don't think that many people, even in China, adhere to these principles as a way of life.

  • It would be great if we could have a pdf to read rather than for the need to go back over all the video to check a point.

  • @LUQINNING We need to see China not through political eyes. Each person that I know who has visited China speaks highly of the country.

  • @MichaelBath Yes a potato puff is not flat, however, the crepes are just a delicious. Not time consuming when one gets the "hang" of it.

  • @VickiCopeland One of the wonders of nature is that one cannot kill a rose! I have seen roses thriving in very high and very low temperatures. A gardener I am not, but even my roses thrive.

  • @DanielBurnett But from where does that come? This has fascinated me for some time, eg The Thames has such a small beginning for such a mighty river.

  • @DanielBurnett Daniel, I note that you are now following me. I do not see a profile for you, would like to know more.

  • @LuJiachen I am most impressed with the quick responses by the Educators.

  • @LuJiachen If you are struggling, then I am in good company :=)

  • @CatherineZ Would you eat food that looked unappetizing?

  • Worth a look.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
    Britian and the East India company have a lot to answer for.

  • Worth a look.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
    Britian and the East India company have a lot to answer for.

  • In 1900 China did not stand a chance. Western powers have a lot to answer for. Interesting that Hong Kong is not mentioned.

  • This period is most interesting and worth further study when the course ends. Interesting that Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Seas went to Mecca. Did that bring Islam China? Also interesting that the introduction of Christianity brought more than religion. Catholicism still thrives in China today.
    Were the elected?

  • Khans, were they part of, or were they, the Yuan Dynasty?

  • It is interesting that some businesses now have a sign saying that they accept cash!

  • Interesting that the Northern Song dynasty introduced paper money as currency.
    Do the children of today learn of the dynasties by rote?

  • Am I the only one of three struggling with this section? There is so much to take in and I am dreading the quiz.

  • What development took place during this period! For me the most interesting we the invention of the seismograph closely followed by paper making. Up to this time parchment, made from animal skins would have been used. When paper replace parchment? I do hope that we have more on the Great Wall.

  • There is no way that I will be able to take all this in, but I will plug on.

  • I seem to recall comments like "Confucius said".

  • But can you name them? I am totally confused. Interesting but confusing.

  • I wonder why there are so few people are enrolled on this wonderful course

  • This has been a really great lesson.
    The Chinese Pangolin is critically endangered, it is threatened by poaching for the illegal wildlife trade: The South China Tiger is Critically Endangered: the Chinese alligator is widely regarded as the most endangered crocodilian in the world. It would seem that China is not the only country with endangered species...

  • @BarbaraLister "Oh what of Overly War" should be compulsory viewing for children to show just what war is away from the front line.

  • @MichaelBath Definitely not cow's udder...awful. I had trouble eating cow's cheek, but I have overcome that. Just the thought of rhubarb makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on edge. "Everyone" tells me that I have not eaten their variety, but I have and they all have the same effect.

  • @MichaelBath My m-in-law was English, born in the Cotswolds.

  • @MichaelBath Similar to my Nanna's and we would line up when they were on the menu. We call them potato puffs and I make them but they will never be as good as Nanna's. Memory is a delicious thing.

  • @MichaelBath Michael, I have no problem in eating lapin, in fact I more than enjoy wild rabbit if it can be procured rather than the farmed variety. My problem is knowing the one that I eat! Our family refers to rabbit as "underground chicken" and our one asked if it lays eggs.

  • What a beautiful video. I am most partial to mountains, even though I have no ambition to climb one. I noted the buildings in to the side of Mt Hongshan, what a achievement! Interesting that Mt Everest was referred to by its native name.

  • How wonderful to see China in this video, we are used to seeing it as political masses. While I am finding this course very wordy and numeric, I am also finding it a source of wonderment. I would comment as to how much input Taiwan had in the information of this section and to the response.
    By the end of this course I would imagine that China will be up...

  • This has been a really informative lesson, so much I have never heard of!

  • Why have we only just learning of the great canal from ancient times. We hear about the canals and history of the canals in England and France, but here is one extraordinary canal the has been almost unknown.

  • IMHO this has been the most interesting video so far. I am finding it difficult with so many numbers. Take out the exact figures and I have a most interesting lesson.
    The lakes and rivers are incredibly beautiful as well as practical for the population. I am always amazed and needing to know that lakes and rivers get the water from ... where?

  • I think that would apply to most continents. Australia has vast differences between north, south, east and west, inland and coastal.

  • I am finding it difficult to take it all in, there is quite a lot of "figures".

  • It is sad that the world only sees a negative side of China. What a beautiful and diverse country.

  • China will need to expand into other countries to produce food.

  • Paul, to do this there needs to be a PDF download.

  • I have already learnt so much from such a small number of lessons.

  • I have not done a FL course for some time, but the itch to learn has brought me back. It is great to be part of such a wealth of knowledge supplied as extras by FL's who go the extra length.
    Interesting that there are so few people on the course.

  • One of the great advantages of FL is that some go the extra mile with additional information. Thank you Alison.
    I have a belt that is embroidered with beading, really beautiful. I bought it at the Chinese Emporium in Hong Kong many years ago.